Nobuchi Shimizu, poet whose tanka was selected for Utakai Hajime held in front of the Imperial Palace in Japan, and Shasui Takayanagi of Hokubei Tanka Kai look at piece of paper, California, January 12, 1966. Two older Japanese men in suits and eyeglasses hold up a piece of paper between them. Man on left has a small mustache and wears a polka dot bow tie.

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